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Courses

The faculty has approval to offer the following courses in the academic years 2000-2001 and 2001-2002; however, not all courses are taught each semester or summer session. Students should consult the Course Schedule to determine which courses and topics will be offered during a particular semester or summer session. The Course Schedule may also reflect changes that have been made to the courses listed here since this catalog was printed.

A full explanation of course numbers is given in General Information. In brief, the first digit of a course number indicates the semester hour value of the course. The second and third digits indicate the rank of the course: if they are 01 through 19, the course is of lower-division rank; if 20 through 79, of upper-division rank; if 80 through 99, of graduate rank.

Department of Sociology

Unless otherwise stated in the description below, each class meets for three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Sociology: SOC

Lower-Division Courses

302. Introduction to the Study of Society.
The nature of human societies, social processes, social interaction, and the sociological approach.

308. Social Problems.
A review of contemporary social problems from a sociological perspective, with the instructor selecting one problem for emphasis. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Sociology 308 (Topic: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana) and 308D may not both be counted.

308C. Peace and Conflict.
Theories of conflict, violence, and war; nonviolence and peace movements; arms control and conflict resolution; alternative security systems. Sociology 308C and 352M (Topic: Peace and Conflict) may not both be counted.

308D. Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana.
Same as Mexican American Studies 319 (Topic 1: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana) and Women's Studies 301 (Topic 6: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana). Sociology 308 (Topic: Ethnicity and Gender: La Chicana) and 308D may not both be counted.

309. Chicanos in American Society.
Same as Mexican American Studies 310. Introduction to the study of American character and its bearing on the Chicano experience.

313K. Introduction to the Study of Religion.
Same as Asian Studies 301M (Topic 5: Introduction to the Study of Religion) and Religious Studies 310. Introduction to scholarly methods in the study of religion.

317L. Introduction to Social Statistics.
Measures of central tendency and dispersion, the binomial and chi-square distributions, tests of hypotheses and parameter estimation, and simple correlation and regression. Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour a week for one semester. Required of all sociology majors. Some sections are offered on the letter-grade basis only; these are identified in the Course Schedule.

317M. Introduction to Social Research.
The logic of scientific research, general methods of data collection and analysis, and computer applications. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week for one semester. Required of all sociology majors. Prerequisite: Sociology 317L.

318. Juvenile Delinquency.
Environments in which juvenile delinquency develops; delinquent subcultures and peer groups; societal reactions in schools, courts, and other agencies.

319. Population Problems.
Social consequences of changes in fertility, mortality, migration, population growth and composition.

119S, 219S, 319S, 419S, 519S, 619S, 719S, 819S, 919S. Topics in Sociology.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Sociology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

Upper-Division Courses

320K. Political Sociology.
A survey of approaches to the study of the state as a social structure; political power and power systems; ideology; political parties and elites.

321J. Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence.
Same as Religious Studies 361 (Topic 15: Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence). Historical examination of religious beliefs and practices regarding warfare and violence. Sociology 321J and 321K (Topic: Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

321K. Contemporary Issues in Sociology: Special Topics.
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies. Only one of the following may be counted: Post-Soviet and East European Studies 345 (Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies); Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 345 (Topic 1: Post-Soviet Societies); Sociology 321K (Topic 1); Women's Studies 345 (Topic: Post-Soviet Societies).

Topic 2: Changes in the American Family. Current trends and theories about the changing American family; the consequences of family change, from a variety of perspectives. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Social Welfare Policy. Poverty and inequality in the United States from the perspectives of the sociologist and the policymaker. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 4: Women and Socialism. Same as Women's Studies 345 (Topic 25: Women and Socialism). The origins of socialism, its relationship to gender issues, and the role women have played in existing socialist states as revolutionaries and citizens. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Sociology of Intentional Community. Literary, historical, and contemporary records of utopian ventures to create the perfect society, and how these attempts shed light on the nature of the less-than-perfect human societies in which we live. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

321L. Sociology of Education.
Same as African and African American Studies 321L and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 23: Sociology of Education). Education as a societal institution, with emphasis on the United States educational system: how the system works; the effects of the system; recent changes. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African American Studies 320 (Topic: Sociology of Education), Sociology 321K (Topic: Sociology of Education), 321L. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

321M. Race and Popular American Culture.
Same as African and African American Studies 321M and Radio-Television-Film 359 (Topic 2: Race and Popular American Culture). The intersection of African American racial politics and the changing popular media industry, especially film, music, and television. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African American Studies 320 (Topic: Race and Popular American Culture), Sociology 321K (Topic: Race and Popular American Culture), 321M. Prerequisite: For radio-television-film majors, upper-division standing; the following coursework, with a grade of at least C in each course: Radio-Television-Film 305, either 314 or 316, and six additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in radio-television-film; and consent of instructor; for others, upper-division standing.

321N. Applied Sociology.
The formulation and implementation of social research. Issues include developing a research agenda, creating research instruments, gathering primary and secondary data, data interpretation, and the presentation of research results. Students collect and analyze survey, focus group, and interview data. Sociology 321N and 340H may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Sociology 317M.

323. The Family.
The American family in historical and comparative perspective; emphasis on recent changes and prospects for the future.

324K. Social Change in Developing Nations.
Overview of changing social structure in the Third World.

325K. Criminology.
An investigation into the nature of criminal events, including homicide, rape, robbery, property crimes, and white-collar crimes. Also examines the United States criminal justice system. Prerequisite: Completion of six semester hours of sociology.

325L. Sociology of Criminal Justice.
Police, courts, and prisons: how they work; their impact on those who pass through them.

329. Social Stratification.
The types and levels of social inequality; the institutional and group processes that generate inequality; the interplay of social, organizational, economic, and political forces that affect the degree of differential opportunities and rewards in society.

129S, 229S, 329S, 429S, 529S, 629S, 729S, 829S, 929S. Topics in Sociology.
This course is used to record credit the student earns while enrolled at another institution in a program administered by the University's Study Abroad Office. Credit is recorded as assigned by the study abroad adviser in the Department of Sociology. University credit is awarded for work in an exchange program; it may be counted as coursework taken in residence. Transfer credit is awarded for work in an affiliated studies program. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.

330C. Death and Dying: Sociological Perspectives.
Sociological perspectives on definitions of death; group differences in mortality rates and causes of death; social meanings of death and dying; treatment of the dying and the dead; and grief and bereavement.

333K. Sociology of Gender.
Same as Women's Studies 322 (Topic 1: Sociology of Gender). Inequality between the sexes; men's and women's changing roles in society.

335. Society of Modern Mexico.
Same as Latin American Studies 325 (Topic 1: Society of Modern Mexico). Family, community, industrialization, and urbanization in modern Mexico. Latin American Studies 322 (Topic: Society of Modern Mexico) and Sociology 335 may not both be counted.

343. Religion and Society.
Same as Religious Studies 337. The growth and decline of religious groups and traditions; "cults" and new religions; comparative sociology of religion; the United States religious landscape; religion and individual health and well-being; spirituality and other aspects of social life. Religious Studies 361 (Topic 16: Religion and Society) and Sociology 343 may not both be counted.

344. Racial and Ethnic Relations.
Contemporary racial and ethnic problems; emphasis on minority groups in the United States.

346. The City and Urbanization.
Examination of urbanization from a crossnational perspective: discrimination and racial inequality in urban labor markets.

347K. Black Americans: Sociological Perspectives.
Same as African and African American Studies 374 (Topic 9: Black Americans: Sociological Perspectives). The position of black people within American society from the era of slavery to the present; analysis of discrimination, prejudice, patterns of intergroup relations, and types of inequality.

348K. Chicanos: Sociological Perspectives.
Same as Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 3: Chicanos: Sociological Perspectives). Anglo-American and Mexican American contacts and relations in the southwestern United States from colonial times to the present; emphasis on social and cultural differences and problems of assimilation. Prerequisite: Sociology 309 or the equivalent, or consent of instructor.

350N. Research Internship.
Fieldwork in research and analysis on sociological problems and institutions. About ten hours of fieldwork a week for one semester. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours of coursework in sociology, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, upper-division standing, and consent of the faculty undergraduate adviser.

352. Collective Behavior.
Characteristics of crowds, publics, and social movements; their role in social organization and social change.

352M. Topics in Interdisciplinary Social Science.
An interdisciplinary analysis of significant social, economic, and political issues. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic and is given in the Course Schedule.

Topic 1: Feminism and Modernism. Same as American Studies 370 (Topic 4: Feminism and Modernism) and Women's Studies 345 (Topic 7: Feminism and Modernism). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 2: Race Relations. Same as Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 12: Race Relations) and History 352R. Lectures on the sociological, economic, and political conditions that historically have made for "race relations" in the United States. History 366N (Topic: Race Relations) and Sociology 352M (Topic 2) may not both be counted. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 3: Language and Speech in American Society. Same as American Studies 321 (Topic 2: Language and Speech in American Society), Anthropology 325N, and Linguistics 373 (Topic 2: Language and Speech in American Society). Anthropology 320L (Topic 7: Language and Speech in American Society) and Sociology 352M (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Anthropology 302 or Linguistics 306.

Topic 4: Language in Culture and Society. Same as Anthropology 325M and Linguistics 373 (Topic 3: Language in Culture and Society). Language as a cultural resource; functions of language in society; survey of language communities. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 5: Family Policy Issues. Same as Women's Studies 345 (Topic 12: Family Policy Issues). Consideration of liberal, conservative, and centrist views concerning the major family policy issues facing the United States and other advanced industrial societies.

Topic 6: Race Relations: Comparative and Historical Perspective. Same as Mexican American Studies 374 (Topic 19: Race Relations: Comparative and Historical Perspective) and History 350L (Topic 27: Race Relations: Comparative and Historical Perspective). A global survey of the formation of complex race situations associated with the European expansion and colonization of the non-European world. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 7: Contemporary European Social Theory. Same as Government 335M (Topic 8: Contemporary European Social Theory) and Philosophy 365 (Topic 4: Contemporary European Social Theory). Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 8: Contemporary American Social Theory. Same as Government 335M (Topic 9: Contemporary American Social Theory) and Philosophy 365 (Topic 5: Contemporary American Social Theory). Government 335M (Topic: Social Theory) and Sociology 352M (Topic 8) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of lower-division coursework in government.

Topic 9: Economy and Society. Sociology 352M (Topic 9) and Tutorial Course 357 (Topic: Economy and Society) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 10: Sociology of South Asia. Same as Asian Studies 361 (Topic 19: Sociology of South Asia). A broad overview of South Asian society and culture from a sociological perspective. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Asian Americans. Same as Asian American Studies 330 (Topic 1: Contemporary Issues in the Sociology of Asian Americans). Issues such as the socioeconomic adjustments and attainments of Asian Americans; their levels of assimilation and ethnicity; intermarriage and intergroup relations; settlement patterns and migration; and marital and family characteristics. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

353. Industrial Sociology.
The work setting; the formal organization of work; individual and collective adaptation in industrial organizations; bureaucracy as a social problem.

354K. Sociology of Health and Illness.
Application of sociological concepts and principles to the study of health professions, medical institutions, community medical organization, and the distribution of illness.

358C. Sociology of Entrepreneurship.
Same as African and African American Studies 358C and Management 337 (Topic 16: Sociology of Entrepreneurship). Examines the creation of entrepreneurial activities in the United States, including those of all racial and ethnic groups. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African American Studies 374 (Topic: Sociology of Entrepreneurship), Sociology 321K (Topic: Sociology of Entrepreneurship), 358C. Prerequisite: For management majors, Management 335 or 336, with a grade of at least C; or Management 335 and 336 with a grade of at least C in each; for others, none.

359. Sociology of Work.
Diversity and complexity in occupations and professions in an advanced industrial society.

362. Social Change.
Theories of how and why society changes, with special emphasis on technological innovations, social movements, and demographic transitions.

366. Deviance.
Analysis of social norms, conformity, and reactions to norm violations. Topics include behavioral forms of deviance such as suicide and drug abuse and nonbehavioral forms of deviance such as physical abnormality.

369K. Population and Society.
The study of populations, including their growth, age structure, and patterns of fertility, mortality, and migration; the social causes and consequences of these phenomena.

369L. Analytical Demography.
Formal demography; stable population theory; life tables and techniques of mortality estimation; estimates and projections. Prerequisite: College algebra or the equivalent.

679H. Honors Tutorial Course.
An individual conference course to provide training in sociological research and writing. Conference course for two semesters. Prerequisite: For 679HA, upper-division standing and admission to the Sociology Honors Program; for 679HB, Sociology 679HA.

379M. Sociological Theory.
Critical examination of major sociological theories and their relevance to current research and social conditions. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of sociology or consent of instructor.

379N. Conference Course.
Supervised individual study of selected problems in sociology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Sociology 302 or the equivalent, nine semester hours of upper-division coursework in sociology or related fields, a University grade point average of at least 3.00, and consent of the faculty undergraduate adviser.

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Contents
Chapter 1 - The University
Chapter 2 - School of Architecture
Chapter 3 - Red McCombs School of Business
Chapter 4 - College of Communication
Chapter 5 - College of Education
Chapter 6 - College of Engineering
Chapter 7 - College of Fine Arts
Chapter 8 - College of Liberal Arts
Chapter 9 - College of Natural Sciences
Chapter 10 - School of Nursing
Chapter 11 - College of Pharmacy
Chapter 12 - School of Social Work
Chapter 13 - The Faculty
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